Recommend me some music to go along with reading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children? While reading the book, it's occurred to me that I like and am interested in Indian music, but don't really have any, and don't really know any artists to look for other than Ravi Shankar. I think I'm mostly looking for the more classical Indian styles, as opposed to the pop/Bollywood stuff, but some of both would be nice maybe. Can anyone suggest other performers or albums? Bonus if they're easily available through Amazon or iTunes.posted by dnash to Media & Arts (15 answers total) 8 users marked this as a favorite

Check out a mix called "Hindi Horrorcore" by Andy Votel. It's about an hour of remixed music from Bollywood horror films. For some reason, I think the two would go pretty well together.posted by griphus at 8:27 AM on July 18, 2012

Rushdie himself has been involved with readings and recordings of his work combined with music. You might get some ideas by checking those out.posted by BibiRose at 8:31 AM on July 18, 2012

Otherwise, Mychael Danna might fit your bill, although to me his signature music as heard on Monsoon Wedding and The Sweet Hereafter is kind of quiet and lush for Rushdie.posted by BibiRose at 8:33 AM on July 18, 2012

I found a great introduction to the Indian classical music of the past century to be the Maestro's Choice series. The artists profiled are consistently excellent, though I found myself personally responding by far the most to the shehnai player Bismillah Khan.posted by metaman livingblog at 8:21 PM on July 18, 2012

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